Tool-box attachment for motor cars



June" 1r9', 1923. y

AQ LOVEJYOY TOOL BOX ATTACHMENT FOR MOTOR CARS -Orlgmal Filed'mah8,'1920 l Patented June l, 1923.

f UNITED-.STATES earente.ogm-ice,.rI

ANDREW w. LovnJoY, or Kansas crrnnissouni.

Toon-Bon ATTACHMENT ronivio'ron sans.y l

' Application led'March 8, 1920, Serial No. 364,010. Renewed September"ff, 1922. Serial No. 586,798#y i p To all whom it may concer/rt.'

a. vcitizen ofthe United States, and resident of Kansas City, county ofJackson, State of Missouri, haveinvented a certain newl and usefulimprovement in Tool-Box 'At-tach ments for Motor Cars, of which thefollow ing is @complete specification. y

' This invention relates to tool box attach'- ments for Ford cars, andmore especially to a tool box, attachment for utilizing the space atopposite ends of the gasoline tank under the front seat of a Ford carand the space between said ends and the upper front portion of the tank,and my object is to produce a tool box attachment of this characterwhich can be easily and quickly secured in or removed from operativeposition, which is simple, durable, st-rong and inexpensive, and whichisequipped with a foldable brace convenience in holding the top of theseat elevated` while laccess is had to the box or to the tank. A furtherobject is to produce a tool box comprising essentially'two endreceptacles and a front receptacle connecting the end receptaclesv andsecured thereto in `such manner that neither ofthe receptacles shall beaffected by the jolting of the car, but on the contrary shall constitutewhile in place a substantially integral portion of the car.

' 'lVith these and other objects in vview the invention consists incertain novel and use-y ful yfeatures of construction and combinations'of parts as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order thatitv may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which- Figure 1 is a horizontal section of `a. portion of LFord cartaken on the line of Figure 2, showing my improved tool box inoperative' position; l

Figure 2 is a. vertical section taken on the line II-H of Figure 1, butwith the tank indicated only by dotted linesand the trough partitionomitted;

Figure taken 'substantially on the dotted line III, of Figure 1;l and yFigure 4 is a detail perspective view vof a part of onerofthe innerwalls of either of the end receptacles of thelbox. l

In the said'drawing, 1 indicates the channel `side beams of the frame orchassis of a car, 2 the sides of the latter', 3 the wood for 3 is afragmentary vertical section strip underlying the lside portions ofthecar at the bottom of' the'fbody thereof, 4 the front wall of the frontseat, and`5 the back wall of said seat, thev said back wall in a planebelow thefupp'e'r edge Aofwallj4, bow-' ing forwardlyl as atb.' 7 is thevcustomary hinged seat, which when in closed or normal position restsupon the offset frontportion 8 at the upper edge of wall 4, the ends ofsaid seat being 'supported when closed, by the underlying flanges orarms Q'rigid with the sides 2,`as shown most clearly in Figure 3; Thecustomary gas tank 10 is supported in the usual manner and is heldinplace by the metallic. straps 11 secured tothe channel beams 1. Theparts thusl farpreferred to,

are conventional Ford motor ear construction.

Arranged in thefu'pper 'corner of the chamber formed by the front andback walls of the seat, andicorresponding in length substantially to thetank 10,'is a troughorl re?,

ceptacle 12,the samefbeing made of sheet metal with lits upper edgesbent'or flanged inward as at 13 asa precautionary measure against toolsbouncing up and kperhaps becoming wedged between the said receptacle andthe top or seat 7. Atv a suitable point the trough is provided with acombined cross partition and brace 14y to divide a part ofthe trough off'from the balanceand forni therefrom a chamber 15 for the accommoda-`tion of a flash-light, the said chamber be"- ing lined by fiberorequivalent material to guard against the discharge ofthe storagebattery of the flash light, andto prevent this lamp from jolting upwardmaterially, a

cross piece 16 preferably of hard fiber, is

mounted upon the partition 14 and secured f at its ends under theflanges 13 ofthe trough. To provide compartments 17 and 18 between thesides of the ca-r'fand the endsof the gasov line tank 10, thel followingconstruction isv` 'A provided: 19 `and 20' are plates which yconjointlycorrespond in contour to the space between the walls 4 and 5 fromthe`beams 3 to the seatftopf?, but in orderthat these plates may be readilysecured in or removed `from position, it is necessary that they bear amovablerelation to each other as hereinvico afterveXplainedyThe platesare provided f at their lower edges withoutwardly projectingfeet orflanges 21 and 22 respectively, the front ends of thetlanges 21`over`lapping the'rear portions of the flanges 22,

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or flanges when the partitions constituting the inner side of the saidcompartments 1T and 18 are secured in position.

The plates 19 and 20 are arranged in overlapping position and arefastened tovget-lier by a. pin-andslot connection 24, so

that'tlie plates 20 may be slid rearwardly sufliciently to permitv thepartitions as a whole to be fitted down into position,.after which theplates 20 can be slid forward and fit against the wall Il. They are thensecured iirmly in position by means of the screws 23 before mentioned,and are further-- moresecured by means of angle brackets 25 tothe backwall 5y as shown. lBy this arrangement the compartments 17 and 18 arecompletely closed except at the top. The bottom however, is providedwith a series of holes. 26 through which dust or dirt collectingl in thesaid compartments may be brushed lor flushed out by water. A tool box ofthe character described provides for storage of tools, chains and manyaccessories not necessary to mention, and utilizes v es with thestructure of the car, a tool box space very desirable in small cars, itbeing contemplated `to provide a hasp 27 and lock 28 for fastening theseat top lirmly in place. lf preferred, the -twovplates may be sepa-krately inserted and. then secured together as explained. After they karesecured in place the trough 12 is placed in position and bears at itsendsr against the plates 20, and is secured reliably in such position bymeans of fastening devices 24. lVhen thus secured they trough 12constitutes a rigid'brace against inward; rmovement ofthe saidpartitions at they front ends of the latter and is itself'supported bysaid partitions and by abutmentagainst the inner side of the front .wallt of the seat structure.

yTo avoid the necessity of holding the seat top 7 elevated when accessto the gasoline tank or to Veither ofthe compartments Vof the tool boxis desired, a brace is providedrconsisting of the rod 29 and shank 30pivoted to the rod, and pivoted in turn at 31 to the back wall oftlietrough 12. By swinging this brace upwardly and then v'swinging rod29 rearwardly, it can be utilized tosupport the seat top in openposition as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2,

Aand when said brace is not in use,.it is swung down to a horizontalclip 32 fastened to the trough in such position that the rod cannotrattle against the trough.

` From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced inconjunction having .ide lcompartments and a trough which will 'providefor the storage of nearly the tools that are ordinarily found useful inmaking temporary. repairs or adjust:

ments, and which furthermore is so secured in position that itconstitutes in effect a solid portion of the cariand will not be`objectionable on the ground of rattling when the caris in motion.

I claim:

l. The combination inv a motor car of j pri-sing a pluralityvof membersarranged in overlapping relation and secured together and to the carstructure, each ymember hav- .ing a foot flange extending outward andengaging the adjacent side wall of the body of said, structure. l i j 2.VThe combination in ay motor car, of a tool box forming attachmentscomprising a` rpair of vertical partitions adjacent the sides of the carand between the front andbacky walls of akseat thereof, each partitioncom- 'j i prising a plurality of members arranged in overlapping`relation and secured together and to the car structure, and eachniemberhaving a foot flange extending. outwardly and engaging theadjacent sidewall of the j body of said structure, and a trough fitting against theinnerside of the front` wall'vof. its ends tofthe said seat and securedat said partitions. l

3. The combination in a motorcar, of a tool box forming attachmentscomprising a pair of kvertical partitions-adjacent the sides of the carand `between the 'front and back walls of a seat thereof, each partitioncomprising a plurality of members arranged in overlapping relation andsecured together i and to the car structure, and ,each member havingafoot flange extending outwardly and engaging the body of said structure,a` trough fitting against the inner partitions, and' a brace hinged tosaid trough and adapted .to hold the Ltopofy the seat of the car in openposition.

adjacentside wall of the side of the front wallof-'f lsaid seat andsecured at its ends tothe said 4. The combination in a motorv car of atool box forming attachments a. pair of vertical sides of the car lcomprising partitions adjacent the of the seat of-the car inopenposition-or toextendi horizontally against the rear wall of saidtrough,and aispring clip carried by and `between the lfront i and backwalls lof a seat thereof, eachv parthe body ofY said'struc'ture, a v

said trough for engagement with the free end of said brace to hold thesame from rattling against said trough.

5. The combination n a motor car, of a tool box forming attachmentscomprising a pair of vertical partitions adjacent the sides of the carand between the yfront and back walls of a seat thereof, each partitioncomprising a plurality of members arranged in overlapping relation andsecured together and to the car structure, and each member having a footflange extending outwardly.

and engaging the adjacent side wall ofthe body ofthe ear, a troughittingagainst the inner side of the front wall ofl said seat and secured atits enc-ls to the said partitions7 a brace hinged to said` troughl andadapted to hold the top of the seat ofthe M oar in open position, andmeans for fastening the seat top inielosed position to `prevent accessto the said trough and the comparte' ANDmsw w. LoVEJoY.

